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Birth event—actual setting of birth, code N

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termActual place of birth
METEOR identifier:Help on this term695103
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

Definition:Help on this term

The actual place where the birth occurred, as represented by a code.

Context:Help on this term

Perinatal

Data Element Concept:Help on this termBirth event—actual setting of birth
Value Domain:Help on this termBirth setting code N

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
  ValueMeaning
Permissible values:Help on this term1Hospital, excluding birth centre
  2Birth centre, attached to hospital
  3Birth centre, free standing
  4Home
  8Other
Supplementary values:Help on this term9
 
Not stated/inadequately described
 

Data element attributes Help on this term

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The birth setting should be recorded for each baby that the mother delivers from the pregnancy.

CODE 4     Home

Reserved for births that occur at the home intended (planned home births).

CODE 8     Other

Record for births that occur at a home other than that intended; home births without a midwife or other medical professional in attendance (free births); a community health centre or for babies born before arrival.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

National Perinatal Data Development Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Birth event—setting of birth (actual), code N

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Has been superseded by Birth event—actual setting of birth, code N

        Health, Standard 03/12/2020

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 08/11/2023

See also Birth event—intended setting of birth, code N

        Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +
Perinatal NMDS 2019–20

        Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2019
Implementation end date: 30/06/2020
DSS specific information:

Used to analyse the risk factors and outcomes by place of birth. While most deliveries occur within hospitals, an increasing number of births now occur in other settings. It is important to monitor the births occurring outside hospitals and to ascertain whether or not the actual place of delivery was planned.

This data element is recorded for the mother only. In the case of multiple births, this data element should be recorded for the first-born baby.


Perinatal NMDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2020
Implementation end date: 30/06/2021
DSS specific information:

Used to analyse the risk factors and outcomes by place of birth. While most deliveries occur within hospitals, an increasing number of births now occur in other settings. It is important to monitor the births occurring outside hospitals and to ascertain whether or not the actual place of delivery was planned.

This data element is recorded for the mother only. In the case of multiple births, this data element should be recorded for the first-born baby.


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